English Words: M

36,575 words · Page 30 of 732

Madchestername

An alternative rock genre and associated social scene that originated in Manchester, England, in the late 1980s, influenced by indie, psychedelic and dance music.

madchildnoun

A child who is insane.

MADDname

Acronym of Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

maddahnoun

Arabic diacritic similar in appearance to a tilde. Over an alif (آ (ʔā) "alif maddah"), it indicates glottal stop, /ʔ/, followed by a long /aː/. The diacritic is not used separately, only over alif. Alif maddah can appear in the beginning: آسِف (ʔāsif) or in the middle of a word: قُرْآن (qurʔān).

maddalenoun

A type of percussion instrument used in Karnataka, India.

maddenverb

To make angry.

Madden-Julian oscillationname

The largest element of the intraseasonal variability in the tropical atmosphere: a large-scale coupling between atmospheric circulation and tropical deep convection, manifesting itself most clearly as anomalous rainfall.

maddenernoun

One who or that which maddens.

maddenestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of madden

maddenethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of madden

maddeningadj

Causing frustration or anger.

maddeninglyadv

In a maddening manner.

maddeningnessnoun

The quality, state, or condition of being maddening.

maddernoun

A herbaceous plant, Rubia tinctorum, native to Asia, cultivated for a red-purple dye (alizarin) obtained from the root.

madderwortnoun

Rubia tinctorum (common madder)

madderyadj

Of or similar to the deep reddish colour of madder (dye).

Maddexname

A surname.

Maddiename

A diminutive of the female given name Madeleine.

maddingadj

Affected with madness; raging; furious.

maddinglyadv

maddeningly

maddishadj

Somewhat mad.

Maddisonname

A surname originating as a matronymic.

Maddixname

A surname.

maddleverb

To be or become crazy; rave; be confused in mind; be delirious; lose one's way; be dotingly fond of.

maddocknoun

An earthworm or maggot.

maddognoun

Alternative form of mad dog.

Maddowname

A surname.

Maddoxname

A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].

Maddyname

A diminutive of the female given name Madeleine.

madenoun

A grub or maggot.

made bricks without strawverb

simple past and past participle of make bricks without straw

made dishnoun

A dish made of several different ingredients.

made for each otheradj

Well suited to be in a relationship with one another, especially as romantic or marital partners.

made handnoun

A poker hand which is already a strong hand regardless of which cards come in later rounds.

made in Chinaadj

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: Manufactured in the People's Republic of China.

made in Japanadj

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: Manufactured in Japan.

made in the shadeadj

In a condition characterized by comfort, success, easy living, or general well-being.

made mannoun

A man whose fortune has been made.

made of moneyadj

Very rich.

made of sterner stuffadj

strong and determined (especially more so than someone else, to whom one is being compared).

made of stoneadj

cold-hearted; free from emotions.

made of sugaradj

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, of, sugar.

made you lookintj

Said after tricking someone into believing there was something to be seen where, in fact, there was not.

made-to-orderadj

Made for a specific individual, but not always to individual specifications.

made-to-order storynoun

A story (fictional narrative) improvised by the teller based on elements suggested by the listener.

made-upadj

Invented or fabricated.

made-upnessnoun

The quality of being made-up, or invented.

madefactionnoun

The act of madefying, or making something wet.

madefyverb

To make wet or moist.

Madeiraname

An archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous region of Portugal.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter M contains 36,575 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 732 pages, and you are currently viewing page 30. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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